Payment of Wages Act 1991
Number 25 of 1991
PAYMENT OF WAGES ACT 1991
REVISED
Updated to 1 December 2022
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Payment of Wages Act 1991. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
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Number 25 of 1991
PAYMENT OF WAGES ACT 1991
REVISED
Updated to 1 December 2022
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Enactments Repealed
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Acts Referred to |
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Bills of Exchange Act, 1882 |
1882, c. 61 |
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1971, No. 24 |
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1956, No. 46 |
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County Works (Ireland) Act, 1846 |
1846, c. 2 |
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Hosiery Manufacture (Wages) Act, 1874 |
1874, c. 48 |
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1990, No. 19 |
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1941, No. 23 |
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1979, No. 40 |
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Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851 |
1851, c. 93 |
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1967, No. 21 |
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Truck Act, 1743 |
1743, c. 8 |
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Truck Act, 1831 |
1831, c. 37 |
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Truck Act, 1896 |
1896, c. 44 |
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Truck Amendment Act, 1887 |
1887, c. 46 |
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1989, No. 21 |
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Number 25 of 1991
PAYMENT OF WAGES ACT 1991
REVISED
Updated to 1 December 2022
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FURTHER PROTECTION FOR EMPLOYEES IN RELATION TO THE PAYMENT OF WAGES, TO FACILITATE THE PAYMENT OF WAGES OTHERWISE THAN IN CASH, FOR THAT PURPOSE TO REPEAL THE TRUCK ACTS, 1831 TO 1896, AND RELATED ENACTMENTS AND TO PROVIDE FOR CONNECTED MATTERS. [23rd July, 1991]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text):
C1
Functions transferred and references construed (14.10.2020) by Employment Affairs and Employment Law (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 438 of 2020), arts. 2, 3(1)(a), (2) and sch., in effect as per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 4-8.
2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance or execution of any functions transferred by Article 3 are transferred to the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation.
(2) References to the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection contained in any Act or any instrument made under such Act and relating to any administration and business transferred by paragraph (1) shall, on and after the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation.
3. (1) The functions vested in the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection -
(a) by or under the Acts specified in Part 1 of the Schedule and the provisions of the Acts specified in Part 2 of the Schedule, and
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are transferred to the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation.
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(2) References to the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection contained in any Act or instrument made under such Act and relating to any functions transferred by this Article shall, on and after the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation.
SCHEDULE 1
PART 1
ACTS OF THE OIREACHTAS
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Payment of Wages Act 1991 (No. 25 of 1991)
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Editorial Notes:
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Act included in definitions of “employment enactment” and “relevant enactment” (1.08.2015) by Workplace Relations Act 2015 (16/2015), s. 2 and sch. 1 part 1 item 1, S.I. No. 338 of 2015, with the following effects:
• Authorised officers or inspectors under employment enactments deemed to be appointed under Workplace Relations Act 2015 (16/2015), s. 26(2) and subject to termination under s. 26(4).
• Powers of inspectors for purposes of relevant enactments defined in Workplace Relations Act 2015 (16/2015), s. 27.
• Workplace Relations Commission, an inspector or an adjudication officer authorised to disclose employer’s registered number or employee’s PPSN to enable Labour Court to perform functions under relevant enactments by Workplace Relations Act 2015 (16/2015) s. 31(5).
• Power of Workplace Relations Commission and official body to disclose information to each other concerning the commission of offence under relevant enactment provided by Workplace Relations Act 2015 (16/2015), s. 32.
• Power of Workplace Relations Commission and contracting authority to disclose information to each other concerning the commission of offence under employment enactment/ relevant enactment provided by Workplace Relations Act 2015 (16/2015), s. 33.
• Powers of Minister to prosecute under relevant enactments transferred to Workplace Relations Commission and references construed by Workplace Relations Act 2015 (16/2015), s. 37.
• Functions of EAT to hear claims under employment enactments transferred to Workplace Relations Commission and references to EAT construed by Workplace Relations Act 2015 (16/2015) s. 66(1), (2), not commenced as of date of revision.
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Previous affecting provision: functions transferred to Department of Social Protection and Department of and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation construed (1.09.2017) by Labour Affairs and Labour Law (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 361 of 2017), arts. 2, 3, 6-8, in effect as per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 4, 5; superseded as per C-note above.